Sr. Director, Malaysia Human Resources

The Group You’ll Be A Part Of

Today, semiconductor technology is integrated into nearly every aspect of our lives. From smartphones and tablets to wearables and automobiles, it’s hard to go more than a few hours without using a semiconductor-enabled device. And overall demand is accelerating due to our ever-changing world and the significant value semiconductor-based technologies deliver.

The semiconductor industry touches nearly every person on the planet as chipmakers continue to push the limits of what’s possible and aspire to change the world transforming every sector of our economy, from communications and computing to agriculture and education.

As a trusted, collaborative partner to the world’s leading semiconductor companies, Lam Research is a fundamental enabler of the silicon roadmap. In fact, today, nearly every advanced chip is built with Lam technology. We develop innovative solutions that help our customers build smaller, faster, and more power-efficient devices.

With superior systems engineering, technology leadership, a strong values-based culture, and unwavering commitment to accelerate innovation, we enable our customers to shape the future. And we do all this, with a lens that focuses on the importance of our role in helping to create a sustainable world where our people, communities, and the environment thrive.

Our success is the result of our employees' comprehensive technical and business expertise, which fuels close collaboration and ongoing innovation. We believe in building diverse and inclusive teams with collaborative working environments, so we can better prepare for a future that is even more dynamic and rich with opportunity than our past -- and we’re looking for the brightest, most capable and highly motivated people to come join us.

The Impact You’ll Make

Lam Research seeks to recruit an accomplished Human Resources executive with a strong background in human resources in global technology companies. This is a great opportunity for an individual to lead the HR function in Malaysia in a growing company.

The successful candidate will possess a strategic as well as operational mindset and have experience implementing global policies and practices within a local context. This leader will leverage the global HR model, including partnership with Global COE and HR operations leaders, to meet business needs within Malaysia.

What You’ll Do

• Understand the company’s strategy and translate organization capability needs into human resource implications
• Lead organization effectiveness, org design/development, succession, and workforce planning for Malaysia businesses
• Participate as a key member of the business leadership team for Malaysia  
• Champion Lam Research’s core values as role models of the culture, built on a foundation of honesty and integrity
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and managers to hire, onboard and assimilate talent to fulfill growing business needs 
• Coach leaders to optimize high-performing teams and leverage shared services to address employee relations issues
• Lead, coach and communicate effectively to build strong relationships to successfully manage performance of Malaysia HR team
• Establish effective working relationships with regional COE leaders and teams to ensure successful talent and rewards strategies
• Cultivate an HR community across Malaysia for all solid and dotted-line HR employees
• Represent Malaysia in all HR matters by advocating for all businesses within the region, as well as representing Lam externally in terms of employer branding, statutory requirements, etc.
• Proactively gather insights on local trends and benchmarking to influence global policies and practices
• Liaise with statutory boards, labor unions on HR-related matters.

Who We’re Looking For

• Demonstrated success partnering with business leaders to deliver results through human resource initiatives
• Experience leading a human resources function linking together various businesses into a cohesive, country-based approach
• Experience working in a highly complex technology industry
• Excellent customer relationship management and consultation skills, including influencing and collaboration
• Understanding how to balance strategy and business acumen to best invest resources and maximize impact
• An empowered self-starter able to work without significant oversight and follow through to impactful execution
• Prowess handling multiple projects, prioritizing and acting with a sense of urgency
• Exhibit effective business judgment and business acumen, sound decision-making, and the ability to set or adjust priorities as the business environment demands shift
• Have strong interpersonal and influence skills to establish and build strong rapport and partnerships with leadership and Global Human Resources
• Operate with a sense of urgency, bias for action, and possess an authentic desire to thrive in a complex organization
• Strong detail orientation working hands-on in a complex matrix organization
• At least 12 years of progressive leadership experience in human resources
• Bachelor’s degree required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the semiconductor industry experience
• Master’s degree 

Our Commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.